Álvaro Noboa
Ecuadorian businessman and politician (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Álvaro Fernando Noboa Pontón (born November 21, 1950) is an Ecuadorian businessman and politician. He is the father of the incumbent president, Daniel Noboa.
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Born | (1950-11-21) November 21, 1950 (age 73) Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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Occupation | Businessman |
Political party | PRIAN (2002–2014) |
Spouse | Anabella Azín |
Children | 4, incluiding Daniel Noboa |
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Relatives | Isabel Noboa (sister) |
Website | www |
Noboa has been actively involved in politics as a perennial candidate, unsuccessfully running for the office of President of Ecuador in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2009 and 2013. In 2007, however, he was elected national assemblyman. In 2013, Noboa ran for office for the fifth time unsuccessfully.[1] In the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, his son, Daniel Noboa, was elected President of Ecuador, the youngest ever to hold that position.[2]
In 1997, already owning 24% of Bonita Bananas, Noboa purchased another 25% of the shares of the holding company for the family business. Presently, he runs the Noboa Group of Companies and Noboa Corporation, with more than 110 companies in Ecuador and around the world, including branch offices in United States, Antwerp, Rome, Japan, Argentina, and New Zealand.